The mission of the Turning Institute is to be 'turning' our experience as family caregivers into healthful support  for current and future caregivers.  We provide wellness-oriented art and music experiences for people living with illness, and their caregivers.  "Caregivers" is thought of broadly to include in-home and community caregivers, family and extended family, educators, and health professionals.   We sponsor  "Caregiver Renewal Day", a half-day workshop for caregivers to gather, make friends on the basis of their common caregiving roles, relax through arts (music, drawing, poetry) and practice of self-care strategies (breathing, singing, laughter, massage, healthy eating, connecting to nature.)     We coach artists/performers who are working with people aging or living with disabilities, to provide uplifting experiences-- connecting art, wellness, neuroscience, nature, and community-building.  Our audiences/participants may be people of all ages, including children and youth.  A second service we provide is talking with individual family caregivers to help them assess their roles and stresses as caregivers, and provide resources/contacts that can help make their caregiving lives sustainable.         Third, we help people living with illness to take advantage of existing resources in their communities  --- e.g. events in parks, community centers, or arts venues--- by arranging transportation, attending as a companion, or raising funds to purchase tickets for people who might otherwise not be able to attend.